Today authenticated documents are necessary whether you are preparing to admit your kid in a school or moving abroad. Since there are thousands of people who travel abroad for employment/immigration or for any different reason, one of the important things you need to do is documentation (Personal, Educational Or Commercial Documents). If your documentation is not proper you can face difficulty or rejection to stay in the foreign country. People are usually mixed with the words attestation & apostille. The idea of document attestation is a sign or a symbol in itself for verifying the authenticity of a certificate. This article will help you to learn what is attestation? why it is needed also what is the importance of certificate/documents attestation.
What is attestation?
The attestation is the method of checking the authenticity of a document & declaring its authenticity by attaching it with the sign of the verifying personnel. The process requires the submission of original documents as well as a xerox of the same to authorized employees for verifying and required sign/stamp on guided area.
Importance
If you want to travel to another country you will need to apply for a visa and as a matter of fact, the visa will be issued only when officials have verified your documents thus this make attestation of required documents necessary. Similarly, if you are looking for a family visa then attestation of the marriage certificate attestation is mandatory.
Types of Attestation
There are three primary kinds of attestations:
1) State Attestation
State attestation is needed prior to MEA attestation, wherever based on the type of certificate, appropriate state attestation is needed. For instance, in the event of educational certificates, attestation from State Education Department is expected. In the case of personal certificates, General Administration Department of the involving state should attest the document earlier to attestation by the Ministry of External Affairs.
2) MEA Attestation or Apostille
MEA attestation is prepared simply after attestation by those appropriate state authorities.
3) Embassy Attestation
Embassy/Consulate attestation is prepared later the MEA attestation
Apostille
An Apostille is a kind of attestation in which certificates are legalized in an appropriate form that is admissible in all countries that relate to the Hague Convention. Basically, Apostille is a global attestation that is admissible in nearly 92 nations, and most of the western world acknowledges Apostille.
Apostille stamp is a computer generated sticker stamp in a square shaped, fixed on the opposite of the certificate by the MEA, Government of India. It has a different ID number, by which any associate nation of The Hague convention can verify its legitimacy online.
Certificate attestation can be tiring and time-consuming. If you think that getting your important certificates attested without anyone else can be a quite daunting experience. In that case, there is no reason to worry as there are various document attestation services who will take the responsibility of verifying your certificates without any troubles. Regardless of your place, you will receive assistance in case if you are trying to obtain official attestation by authorities.
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This website provides you with the latest information and guidelines on the Apostille/attestation procedures involved in making application for attestation of documents from Ministry of External Affairs.
All prospective applicants are requested to go through the guidelines for Apostille/attestation requisite documents required for attestation of documents from MEA and the service charges for Apostille/attestation services prior to preparing the application for submission. Applicants are solely responsible for the applications they submit. Any false documentation or misrepresentation of facts and information in support of their application will have a direct bearing on the decision with regard to their application by the Embassy/ Consulate/Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
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